I want to do bad things with you!

It is Full Moon Madness over at  
Smudgy Antics Challenge blog
the last night. However with hubs still in the Hospital things have been hectic, and I am beat!
I had this in mind for DAYS, finally got the chance to make it.


It is another fat page for my 
"True Blood" Fat book.


Kind of simple but I like it! I hope you do also :)

Card stock by STAMPIN' UP. Moon Image via GOOGLE. "I want to do bad things with you" computer generated with the Letterpress LD font. "Temptation" digi image by SMEARED INK, colored with sharpies, and mounted on foam tape.

This is entered in:

Smudgy Antics ...Full Moon Madness
Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude ...anything goes

E. A. Poe's Masque of the Red Death

Hello,

I recently watched  

"The Masque of the Red Death" 

starring Vincent Price, 

not exactly what I expected. 

I thought it was good, good and creepy, but more weird than creepy!

Anyway, continuing on with my collection Of Poe inspired fat pages (4 x 4) here is 

The Masque of The Red Death.

The background is the Ballroom Digi by SASSY STUDIO DESIGN, Death is a Dig from SMEARED INK's "Death Cab" collection, the sentiment, and the masked figure are rubber stamps from SMEARED INK'S "As Death" All are colored with PRISMACOLOR pencils, including metallic gold and silver --windows, chandaliers, hair and fringe of the masked figure. I used starlight stickles by RANGER on the chandaliers, and the word "death" and the masked figure  are raised on pop dots.

entered in:

Quoth the Raven, Nevermore ...Masque of the Red Death

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY 2012--hop with us :)

Howdy Skull and/or Art Fans!!

I have always been keen on skulls and skeletons,  

drawing them with charcoals in art class way back in 1978 (first semester of college) was my favorite and best-by-far-project from that class.

This is my second year celebrating the "Holiday" along with the great ning art community SMEARED and SMUDGED through a blog hop!

Please check out this edgy and different art community, and hop along to view some great skully art!

You should have arrived here from Fabulous Alison's blog

when you leave here go on to Smudgy Andrea's blog

The entire Blog list is to your left, take your time, and be sure to comment as there are surprise prizes along the way, 

and prizes on some of the stops along the way as well as the SnS blog. 

You have until Wednesday to visit us all and comment!

Now onto my project

I made a sign for my SAMHAIN Alter or just to hang in the room, or maybe even on my front door for the SAMHAIN holiday,  I haven't decided yet. :)

I knew from day one, that this would be my project. the only thing I didn't know was what skull images to use. I have several. Then just last week SMEARED INK provided any of us who participated in the monthly challenges (any of them) on the SnS group would get this FABULOUS skull and roses image for FREE!

 I took several photos, and the colors look a little different on all :(  but I have 3 here for your viewing pleasure (or displeasure, LOL) Hubby helped a bit, LOL!

 I used a piece of Luan (thin smooth plywood) which I sanded all the edges of. Then I covered it with a layer of LIQUITEX BASICS white gesso. when dry I added a 2nd coat, when the front was just a bit tacky, I dry brushed on black paint, it mixed and blended with the gesso and gave it an aged gray look to the wood.  

In the meantime I had printed out 2 exact images  of the wonderful SKULL With ROSES Digi Stamp from SMEARED INK, and computer generated my Welcome Ancestors sentiment using the Transylvania font.

All are colored with PRISMACOLOR pencils and blending pencil. I cut them all out leaving the tiniest edge all around, about 1/8". I coated the backs of all with ELMERS glue with a brush. I smoothed them all down and left them to dry.  

When dry I added some of the thick gesso to the small amount of thinned gesso I had in a cup,  I added the rest of the black paint to the mix. I used a palette knife to mix it, and then just blob it on all around the images and words, so it is kind of lumpy and textured. In  the center and around the edges you can still see some of the original background.  

Once that was all dry I asked the hubs to drill me a small hole on each of the top corners and bring me a length of wire. I attached the wire to the right side and then  added 5 loops before attaching it to the other end and cutting off the excess. I said the center was left with the original background, it is a bit hard to see now, as I added a rose and a smaller bud, leaves and white sprigs that I wired together and then glued using BEACON'S 3-in-1 glue. Once that was dry I added another larger rose and leaves to the left side of the sign, through the wire loop, and glued to the back. 

I tied 5 strips of red fabric that I used pinking shears all around on to each of the loops.

Then I took out my Tim Holtz for RANGER distress inks and used 3 different colors on the roses and the fabric strips to age them a bit...I used the ink pads directly on the roses and fabric, using a "smooshing, rubbing, and brushing" technique.

The colors I used are:  Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap and Tea Dye. I let the entire sign sit for a bit, and while it was sitting, I cut a piece of cheesecloth, and kept "smooshing" it into the Black Soot distress ink pad. (my fingers were black also, LOL) I let that sit for about 20 minutes or so, and then folded it in half and tied it into a bow. I added some of the glue, and attached it under the center rose grouping.

I have been debating about using a bit of stickles on the roses that are part of the digi images. I am leaning towards NO, as I am going for the aged look. What do you think???

Thank you for visiting, and I appreciate your comments :)

for more information about SKULL APPRECIATION DAY, visit SKULL-A-DAY

entered in:
Smudgy Antics ...anything goes
Smudger Challenge ...skulls
One Stitch at a time ...use a digi
Catch the bug ...anything goes
Simon Says ...anything goes
Order of the Opus Gluei ...it's all relative
Secret crafter ...anything goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show ...texture

The Pit and the Pendulum

Today I made another fat page for my Poe book. 

I watched Vincent Price in The Pit and The Pendulum. 

Then designed my plan from the Movie! 

This is the Challenge this fortnight over at  

Quoth the Raven, Nevermore

Here is my entry!!

I think everyone else probably went with a pendulum, and I thought about making a swinging one to have in front of this, before I had the whole design in my mind, but I decided against it. I like being different. :)

So I went with the main torture room, and the sitting iron maiden, that dear Elizabeth gets locked in 

and left forever, and her previous "Wall of Internment" 

and from the Pit/Pendulum room the creepy reapers on the wall.

it is a combination of painting, paper, digi stamp, rubber stamps and hand drawing.

Paper -I believe it is older BASIC GRAY, Brick wall stamp by LAYERS OF COLOR, Flying skull stamp by BOMBSHELL STAMPS, The Criss-cross stamp is by SMEARED INK 

(from the Quoth the Raven set). Scared Eyes is a digi stamp by SMEARED INK.

Black and gray paint for the reapers, fine line black sharpie also, 

and red stickles by RANGER for the eyes. The sharpie used to make the name plate and her name, 

with copper stickles. Copper paint pen for a cut in view of Elizabeth's fear inside the iron maiden.

SHARPIE white poster paint pen for skull, and silver paint pen for the wings.

STAMPIN' UP markers for the flesh and eyes of Elizabeth.

Hope you like my take on The Pit and the Pendulum!

entered in:

Forever night ...anything goes (dark)
Bunny Zoe Crafts ...anything goes

Just some new art!

I haven't been creating too much lately...but here are a couple of items.

 This one is crimson, black, white and navy, the back ground is stamped (STAMPIN' UP) the sentiment is computer generated, the punch is SU, I hand drew a line inside (cat headbutted my arm at one point) The adorable pin up is from a now defunct collage sheet company. the flower is from a stem of silk flowers (black) with a crystal brad (MAKING MEMORIES) and the pearl brads are from AMERICAN CRAFTS.

entered in:

Smeared and Smudged's April Sketch challenge

Smudgy Antics ..."Drop Dead Gorgeous"

This is my card for Poisoned Peas Please Challenge last week 

(I am part of the DT...I never got to post it to my own blog)

The challenge was "Fool's game" and we were all using a "Carnie" from SMEARED INK... both my "Tightrope walker" and the "Hurry,hurry,hurry" are from the "Carnie" set

I used the Mosaic Embossing folder from CUTTLEBUG, negative side up and trimmed it to match her "frayed-look" All Card stock is also from STAMPIN' UP

My sentiment is computer generated, button from BUTTONS GALORE, and  colored Hemp is from WALMART.

I drew in my own "tight rope" and the image is colored with PRISMACOLOR pencils and blender pencil.

entered in:

Thanks for stopping by!

EGG-static over at Smudgy Antics

This week's challenge at 
SMUDGY ANTICS 
is to creative with eggs or to create an egg!

well, my plastic eggs are packed away in the attic. I do not have any more real eggs in the house...so I had to create using some paper eggs.


I made a DOOR HANGER. (a bit cheeky)

Egg templates...ABOUT.COM, Door Hanger...STAMPIN' UP (retired)...(I attached it to white card stock to make it sturdier)

Digi Image is by SMEARED INK. sentiment is computer generated. Markers used are by STAMPIN' UP.

GOOD NEWS & another E A POE Fat Page

Hello, Happy Hump day!

My Mom is going home today from the hospital! YEA!!
It is supposed to get warm here again for the next few days! YEA!
I clipped the grand dog, yesterday (mostly...I have work to do on his feet (he hates that)! YEA!!
I am cooking pork chops tonight! YEA!!
and the really big news....
My oldest daughter came over last night and stayed talking to me all night(I wasn't so happy about not getting any sleep) It was awesome that we spent some time talking, another chance at mending our relationship! YEA!!!!


now for a bit of mixed media/abstract-ish art:
My next fat page in a Edgar Allen Poe Series...this one- "The Black Cat", 
I call this piece "Warped"

This first picture allows you to see some of the shine

 Ingredients:

chipboard 4 x 4

background paper  by BASIC GREY (oxford)

Fibers from stash

Digi stamp: Cat cleaning it's face (paw is over the eye so appropriate! LOL) by TLC CREATIONS

Rubber stamps: Hour Glass by ALTERED BOOKS, Gothic Corner by BOMBSHELL STAMPS, Head (from the full bust of E A Poe) by SMEARED INK, the word "Warped" by a recently defunct company in the UK (I can't think of their name right now)

Ink by STAMPIN' UP, ENCORE, and VERSAMARK

Embossing powders by STAMPIN' UP, STAMPEDOUS, and SUZE WEINBURG

How I did it:

stamped cat on white card stock, drew in the ripped out eyeball and blood, cut around the top of the cat and trimmed the sides of the card stock a bit. attached it to the 4 X 4, inked the head only of Poe, and stamped it on, inked warped and stamped it on, inked the hour glass and stamped it on, Inked the gothic corner with metallic pigment ink, and embossed with Copper EP-(upper left, lower right)

Then i tapped versamark ink all over the entire 4 X 4, I had a mixture of Clear utee with some silver, red and black reg. EP mixed together, i dumped all of it on (it wasn't a lot) shook it around and then pressed down all over with my fingers to make sure it all stuck good. shook and tapped off lightly the excess.

heat melted it with my heat gun. it is very lumpy and shiny! (the next picture shows this)

After it cooled I took a black and red sharpie, and just redefined some of the lines here and there for more distinction.

 The picture below is the best VIEW, but the colors are more accurate in the last picture and the first 2 pictures.

Entered in:
Quoth the Raven ...the black cat
Smudgy Antics ...anything goes


Thanks for visiting!

just a quick piece of art

Something small I have worked on in between Mom and other stuff.
This is for the challenge this week over at SMUDGY ANTICS.

The theme is RED HOT!

I made a 4 X 4 (fat page/chunky page)

 The flame image is from the internet. The Devilish Heart digi is from SMEARED INK. The Red foil Gothic point German Scrap is from COLLAGE STUFF. The 3D plastic black flourishes with rhinestone are Jolees for EK SUCCESS, the Red Ribbon Roses are from "Dollarama" and rec'd as a RAK. The letter stamps are TECHNIQUE TUESDAY. I colored the Devilish Heart with PRISMACOLOR pencils, and I used Red Stickles by RANGER on the words "Love, Red and Hot". It says "Love should be RED HOT always"

(NOW, I can really see hot bad  the lighting is in my Living room, as the photos clearly show places I missed withe pencils, LOL...Please let me get a "steady work area" so I can actually USE my Ott Lite! LOL)

may also be entered in:

Bloody Valentine Blog hop 2012, day 3

****Please scroll down for my Robyn's Fetish Challenge Card****

Hello and welcome to day 3 of The Bloody Valentine Blog hop sponsored by Smeared and Smudged! You should have arrived here from Jennifer's blog.  If you get lost along the way, or just stumbled upon this hop by visiting my blog, the entire list of Hop members is on the left. I suggest you start at the beginning, you'd don't want to miss anything :)

I have 2 offerings to share today. :)

First my bloody hugs and Kisses card:

 All card stock, papers and markers are STAMPIN' UP. The XO stamp is an old ALL NIGHT MEDIA, The Digi images is "Madison & Hatchet" by LIMITED RUNS, I used Crystal Effects from STAMPIN' UP on her eyes, and then mixed with red re-inker for the blood. The sketch is from The Smeared and Smudged Forum for the Feb. sketch challenge.

entered in:

Smeared and Smudged ...February very sketchy challenge
Squiggles n Giggles ... Loved up

Crafting when we can ...love/valentines

Dream valley challenges ...love/valentines

One Stitch at a time ...anything goes
Corrosive Challenges ...Love bites
The Crafty Pad ...the letter "B"  ( Bloody hugs n kisses)
Hiding in my craft room ...Super scraps (everything but the card base and the paper the image was printed on)
The Squirrel and the Fox challenges ...Valentines
My Sheri Crafts ...Love is in the air
Art on the dark side ...anything goes (dark)
Totally Gorjuss ...LUUURVE
2 Sisters Challenge ...Love
CES Challenges ...lots of layers...3 or more

JellyPark Friends ...shades of love (reds, pinks, purples)
Glitter Geeks ...to the one I love
Forever night challenges ...unlock my heart
The Octopode Factory ...valentines

Crafty Anne's Challenge ...love is in the air
Crafty Catz challenge ...valentines
Fussy and Fancy Fridays ...valentines
Pattie's Creations Design challenge ...love



This next item is a Shaker style gift bag:

 I took a lot of pics :) LOL

the bag is from A C MOORE (made by Nicole Manufacturing), the printed paper(frame) is from the digi set "Love Dreams" by BEARLY MINE DESIGNS, The Digi Image on the transparency is "Deep inside" by SMEARED INK, I used Crystal effects by STAMPIN' UP mixed with red re-inker for blood dripping in the back of the shaker, which sat over night friday, waiting for me to finish yesterday, but  do to my other commitments i didn't get back to it til last night--late, and then The bathroom and I were kind of cementing our relationship, LOL (Thanks IBS)  so it didn't get finished til this am...BUT at least I am on time! There are red seed beads, red glitter, clear with black inside seed beads, and burgundy micro beads for the shaker. (on the inside i covered all with a larger piece of white card stock, for (hopefully) ease of using the bag.  Lastly light pink bakers twine for the tag (made from the paper cut out of the frame :)

Entered in:

Squiggles n Giggles ... loved up

Dream valley challenges ...love/valentines
One Stitch at a time ...anything goes

The Squirrel and the Fox challenges ...Valentines
Art on the dark side ...anything goes (dark)

Allsorts challenge ...free and easy

JellyPark Friends ...shades of love (reds, pinks, purples)
Glitter Geeks ...to the one I love
Forever night challenges ...unlock my heart
The Octopode Factory ...valentines
Inspire me Fridays ...anything goes
Crafty Catz challenge ...valentines
Fussy and Fancy Fridays ...valentines
Pattie's Creations Design challenge ...love

Thanks for visiting! THIS was FUN, and even though I already have LOTS of valentine stuff now, I wish the hop was a few days longer!!! :)
Please don't forget to comment, and your next stop is Jamie.